handling

/ˈhændlɪŋ/

/ˈhændlɪŋ/

Other forms: handlings

Definitions of handling

1. noun

   the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
   synonyms: manipulation

   types:

   fielding

   (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field

   type of:

   touch, touching

   the act of putting two things together with no space between them
2. noun

   manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
   types:

   materials handling

   act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices

   loading

   the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.

   unloading

   the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.

   type of:

   manual labor, manual labour

   labor done with the hands
3. noun

   the management of someone or something
   “the handling of prisoners”

   synonyms: treatment

   types:

   bioremediation

   the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances

   dealing

   method or manner of conduct in relation to others

   type of:

   direction, management

   the act of managing something